Shimete Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Shimete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Shimete (23) may also be a first name.
Shimete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shimete is found most in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shimete click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimete? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimete live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 23 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Apart from The DR Congo Shimete exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 5 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shimete
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